What Makes Me...Me

Teacher’s Guide Grades K-2

Help your students celebrate what makes them unique by challenging them to put a modern twist on the age-old self-portrait!

Doodles can be submitted between October 19, 2015 – December 7, 2015. So, let’s get doodling!

Contents

The following lessons will take students from evaluating the historical self-portrait to the culminating activity of developing their own unique doodle.

Lesson 1 Lesson 2 What Makes What Makes Time to Me...Me Me...Me Doodle! Student Reproducible

Reproducible Parent Letter Overview of Contest and Submission Guidelines Lesson 1: What Makes Me…Me Lesson 2: Time to Doodle! Many notable artists have shaped Your students have explored their likes and character traits. Now it’s time for the history of art by expressing their your students to share what makes them unique and turn it into a creative doodle! individuality through self-portraits. To celebrate your student’s self-expression, Objective: Students reflect on what characteristics, likes, and dislikes define them first help them explore how they are unique. and create a self-portrait utilizing various mediums.

Objective: Students will explore self- Materials: Completed student reproducibles, pencil, drawing paper, art supplies, expression by comparing artists’ self- page 4 reproducible parent letter (one per student) portraits to reveal how personality and Steps: character traits are expressed through art. Then, they will explore their own special 1. To get the creativity flowing, show students what inspired our team to become qualities and what makes them unique. Doodlers. Use the following:

Materials: Whiteboard or projector for • www..com/watch?v=h0d0VDOoD7k displaying self-portraits; What Makes Me... Me reproducible (one per student), pencils, 2. Have students share their reproducible What Makes Me...Me with the class and drawing paper, art supplies discuss their answers/drawings. Discuss what makes a person unique and special.

Steps: 3. Explain to students they will now complete a doodle using various types of materials. Encourage students to refer to the reproducible to incorporate their 1. Go to www.google.com/culturalinstitute/ characteristics and favorites into the doodle. browse/self-portrait. Display two distinct self-portraits from artists like Vincent 4. Give each student a large piece of drawing paper to create their doodle. Encourage Van Gogh, Andy Warhol, Norman students to use mediums like paint, markers, stickers, etc. to create a doodle Rockwell, and Judith Leyster. that best represents who they are inside and out. You can also set aside time for students to collect materials such as items from nature, magazine cut-outs, and 2. Have students compare and contrast other textiles to incorporate. the similarities and differences between the two self-portraits. Use a Venn Note - students can use any tangible materials that they feel represent who they diagram to help students visualize the are, and 3D doodles such as pottery are also fair game! However, submissions comparison. are reviewed in 2D so please send a of the masterpiece.

3. Students will most likely compare 5. Utilize the Google Doodler video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV6xvIYzP-U to physical characteristics. Encourage encourage students to try various mediums and/or approaches. students to expand their comparison 6. In small groups, have students share and discuss the completed doodle. For further and compare personality traits. younger students, you may want to conduct a class discussion. 4. Lead students into a discussion about the artists’ personalities or character traits. For example: How do you think this How to Enter: Using the entry form in this kit, you may submit person feels? What might this person be multiple entries at one time on behalf of your students. Students may also submit doing? What do you think this person likes entries via their parents. to do? Encourage students to be creative 1. Make copies of the entry form in this kit. You can also download it at with their responses. www.google.com/doodle4google. 5. Explain to students that self-portraits 2. Have artists create their doodles using any materials they want. share not only physical characteristics 3. Have artists write their 50-word statements. of people but also their likes, dislikes, and personality traits. 4. Fill out the rest of the required information and have parents sign the entry form. 5. If students draw the doodle on another sheet of paper, they can tape it to the 6. Distribute the What Make Me...Me official entry form. Just be sure that the tape is clear, that the doodle fits reproducible to each student. Define above the description, and that the information on the bottom of the entry form the word “unique” and discuss the is visible. characteristics or personality traits that makes them special. 6. If the doodle wasn’t created directly on the entry form, take a digital photo or scan of the doodle and combine it with the entry form. 7. Ask students to complete the questions in the indicated spaces on the 7. If submitting digitally, save the completed entry form as a .jpg, .png, or .pdf. reproducible. Students may choose to 8. Submit electronically at www.google.com/doodle4google or follow mail answer the questions through a picture instructions in step 9. rather than words. Younger students 9. Mail submissions must be received at either of the below addresses by may need to complete the reproducible December 7, 2015. at home with an adult. Regular Mail: Doodle 4 Google: PO Box 510337, New Berlin, WI 53151 Overnight Deliveries: Doodle 4 Google: 5000 South Towne Drive, New Berlin, WI 53151 What Makes Me...Me Student Reproducible

My name is .

My birthday is . I am years old.

My favorite thing about school is

Paste or tape photo here. .

When I grow up I want to be

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My favorite things… Superhero/ Cartoon Character

Color

Food I am unique because

Sport

Animal . Dear Parent/Guardian, At Google, we’ve highlighted amazing and unique people through doodles on our homepage. However, there are some special people we haven’t commemorated yet…your budding artist!

This year’s Doodle 4 Google contest theme, “What Makes Me…Me,” puts a modern twist on the self-portrait, challenging your child to get creative and submit a doodle that shows the world their personality.

One talented student’s winning artwork will appear on the Google homepage. The winner will also receive a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology grant for their school.

Go to www.google.com/doodle4google for submission information and key dates. Now, let’s get doodling!

The Doodle 4 Google Team

Doodle 4 google overview

Key Dates • Competition Opens: October 19, 2015 • Submissions Close: December 7, 2015

How to Enter

1. Download or print the entry form at www.google.com/doodle4google to start your submission. 2. Have artists create their doodles using any materials they want. 3. Have artists write their 50-word statements. 4. Fill out the rest of the required information and sign the entry form. 5. If students draw the doodle on another sheet of paper, they can tape it to the official entry form. Just be sure that the tape is clear, that the doodle fits above the description, and that the information on the bottom of the entry form is visible. 6. If the doodle wasn’t created directly on the entry form, take a digital photo or scan of the doodle and combine it with the entry form. 7. If submitting digitally, save the completed entry form as a .jpg, .png, or .pdf. 8. Submit electronically at www.google.com/doodle4google or follow mail instructions in step 9. 9. Mail submissions must be received at either of the below addresses by December 7, 2015.

Regular Mail: Doodle 4 Google: PO Box 510337, New Berlin, WI 53151 Overnight Deliveries: Doodle 4 Google: 5000 South Towne Drive, New Berlin, WI 53151